Giovanni N. Dortc﻿h is an in﻿terdisciplinary scholar of Identity, Inequality, Resistance and Representation. Her mission as an educator and scholar is to promote social justice through education by utilizing womanist/feminist pedagogy, service learning and the digital humanities. ﻿Her Research Interests include the following:​

Race/Ethnicity, Class, Gender

Social Inequality

Immigration and Identity Formation

Africana Womanism, Black/Mujerista/Indigenous Feminism

Womanist/Feminist Pedagogies

Womanist Research Methods

Reproductive Justice

Social Health Policy

Social Justice Education

Digital Humanities

Critical Race Theory

Critical Legal Theory

Her Scholarly work is grounded in global communities, connecting theory to praxis with the aim of using education to create transformative experiences.